1. EAUC Annual Conference – How Green is ‘Green Energy’? Neil Moorcraft Account Executive The Energy Consortium

2. Content An Introduction to TEC Our Product Portfolio How Green is Green Energy? Summary

3. A ‘Not for Profit’ Company. –Transparent Pricing Governed by its membership. –Primarily UK Universities Management of energy purchases for best value. –Over £280 Million of Gas & Electricity Contracts (6TWh) Works closely with Office of Government Commerce. –Collaborative Category Board, Energy Strategy Team Delivers OJEU compliant solutions. –Currently developing ‘Gershon’ compliant solutions. The Energy Consortium

4. ‘Managed Fixed Price Fixed Term’ Energy Contracts –Data Cleansing and Validation –Optimisation of time to market –E-tender Platform –Post Tender Negotiation and Dispute Resolution ‘Flexible Managed’ Energy Contracts –Recognised as providing ‘Best Value for Money’ –Unique to ‘The Energy Consortium’ Carbon Management Services –EU-ETS Phase II –Carbon Reduction Commitment. Product Portfolio

5. Other services Market Intelligence/Legislative Updates - Newsletters - Annual Conference and Regional Seminars - Online www.energyconsortium.org.ukwww.energyconsortium.org.uk Electricity Retrospective Cost Auditing. Bill Validation Services Advice on Sustainability. Automated Meter Readers. Display Energy Certificates.

6. How Green is ‘Green Energy’? Suppliers often have green energy but its rarely from pure sources The Government - Public Sector to have a mixture of green from pure sources and a majority from Good Quality CHP Is Renewable Energy on campus the best option? Current confusion into shades of Green Energy!

7. Typical Green Energy? Green Energy

8. Ofgem now plan 4 sets of Guidelines Domestic – renewable offerings Non-domestic – renewable offerings Domestic – low carbon offerings Non-domestic – low carbon offerings

9. Summary The new classification should make it easier to obtain either Renewable or Low Carbon Energy. Don’t presume its Green just because suppliers say so!